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Analysis of the PA’s expenditure in 2021 shows that, per capita, the amount the PA spends on rewarding terror is astronomical!

Fatah Secretary in Jenin Ata Abu Rmeileh: “The Jenin district is triumphing, triumphing over the occupation… As a sign of support for the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque and the pure Martyrs and heroic Martyrs Ra’ad [Hazem], Diya [Hamarsheh] (i.e., terrorists who murdered 8), and all the Martyrs, today we...”

Palestinian prisoners and their families will continue to receive a "salary" says Official PA Daily, while mislabelling the terrorists as "prisoners of war" and saying that they seek to "restore their honour"

Prime Minister Shtayyeh says paying terror salaries is simply "fulfilling our duty to the orphan children of the Martyrs and the prisoners and their families, who need all aid from us" so the PA should not be labelled as terror supporters

Official PA TV program From Cairo Director of PLO Commission of Prisoners’ Affairs Qadri Abu Bakr: “I say that the prisons have been and remain schools. Many of the commanders and organization members (i.e., convicted terrorists) who left prison are currently fulfilling important roles in the PA...”

Prime Minister Shtayyeh tells the EU that the PA "rejects conditional aid" and to "preserve the true partnership" between the EU and PA, the EU must continue to send large donations of money, some of which will fund terrorist salaries, without any conditions or delays

PA hypocritically attends regional conference "fighting against terror funding" even as they pay their own terrorists' salaries and regularly state that they have no interest in ending Palestinian terror salaries

The Palestinian Authority narrowly avoided a strike of the Palestinian doctors. The doctors were set to strike because the PA has failed to implement promises it made to the doctors to improve their pay.

As well as blaming Israeli deductions of terror salaries for all the PA's financial difficulties, Prime Minister Shtayyeh spreads libellous claims about Israel to American Envoy, including that "Israel has destroyed" the peace process, while begging the US Statesman to "stop the Israeli measures against our people"

If anyone had any doubts regarding the effectiveness of Israel’s Anti “Pay-for-Slay” law in putting economic pressure on the Palestinian Authority, none other than the PA's Prime Minister, Muhammad Shtayyeh, removed those doubts.

PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas: “We emphasize that the issue of the families of the Martyrs and the prisoners is at the top of our list of priorities, and any amount [of money] we have will be earmarked for them.” Official PA TV broadcast this part of a speech by Abbas in a program on terrorist Sami...

The PA unfairly blames "the Israeli occupation authorities for causing a suffocating financial crisis" which has led to a lack of funding for the Palestinian health sector – meanwhile, the PA continues to pay hefty salaries to Palestinian terrorists and murderers

PA official: “Everyone believes that the model of the first Intifada is the most efficient, strongest, most effective, and perhaps the shortest model in order to achieve the Palestinian people’s rights”

Prime Minister Shtayyeh "demands to pressure Israel to release" money used to pay PA terror salaries, while falsely claiming that the PA's financial deficit is due to Israel "confiscating" PA money

Abbas: “We are dedicating all attention to the topic of the prisoners. Even if we are left with just one penny, we will pay it to those heroes”

PA TV narrator: “Armed with the power of the right, adhering to the national principles, defying the political pressures, defending Jerusalem… Despite the blackmail, he defends the right of the Martyrs, the wounded, and the prisoners.” Mahmoud Abbas: “A blessing is sent to our loyal Martyrs, our...”

Fatah high Official says "the prisoners’ cause will remain at the top of our priorities" and they will not stop giving money to terrorists to whom they "remain loyal"

In 2021, despite the international pressure and despite its alleged financial difficulties, the Palestinian Authority continued to implement its “Pay-for-Slay” policy, showing particular cunning in its efforts to hide these terror reward payments.

The PA President demanded that Palestinians "give aid to the prisoners, as they are our people’s most important cause" while saying that the terrorists will "not be abandoned, and we will defend them"

Fatah and PLO declare that they will keep paying terrorists' salaries and the suggestion to "turn these salaries into welfare allowances is unacceptable" – "we will not abandon the martyrs and the wounded"

PA Spokesman: “The leadership led by His Honor [PA] President [Abbas] will continue the constant and ongoing battle over the salaries of the prisoners and Martyrs”

PA Minister of Finance reassures media that despite a $700 million "gap" in the PA's budget, "the PA refuses to submit to pressures and blackmail attempts" from Israel to encourage the cessation of terror salaries

Speaking recently, released terrorist murderer Al-Silawi thanked PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas for the “military rank” he was given and “salaries” the PA pays him

PA PM on terrorists killed during attacks: “Martyrs… blood is perfume… They are adorned with a crown of honor”

PA leadership "will continue the constant and ongoing battle" to pay terror salaries to prisoners and martyrs' families and "emphasized that there will be no security and no stability without Jerusalem and the release of the prisoners"